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I totally get where you're coming from. I was able to separate the two, and appreciate them both as two very different games. But I'd be lying if I said that playing Rogue Squadron didn't have me dreaming of someday playing a legit Star Wars space combat sim on my big screen TV.

Ah yes, Rogue Squadron. Had a great time with this game. Not perfect, but pretty good fun and I was really impressed with the visuals. The only thing I didn't really like was how it felt like the game was trying to rush you through the missions. It was a little tough for me to get used to combat from a third-person perspective, especially after spending so much time with X-Wing and TIE Fighter. 8/10

I don't even know the reason why, but my Mom vowed to never buy us another video game console after the NES. So, my brother and I saved every bit of cash we got and bought a Super NES in '93, and then a Sega Genesis in '94. Plus, I discovered DOS gaming about that time as well, so the violent video games really started rolling in. But yeah, never got to experience Doom, Mortal Kombat, etc. until I was already a teeny bopper. Not really sure how I would have reacted to seeing that stuff as a little kid. I know that I really, really did not like violent or scary movies back then. Doom probably would have given me nightmares

Damn, I guess I'm a little older than everybody else. I turned 12 in 1992, and all I had to play at that point was still my NES. Can't really think of anything that would have been rated "mature" that I would have played. Abadox? Arch Rivals, maybe? I don't know, that's all I got.

I wasn't really into the first game when it came out (probably another case of "I'm too cool to like this popular, mainstream game"), but I played RE2 when it came out on the Dreamcast. I loved it and it totally made me a fan of the franchise. Haven't yet played the remake, but it's on my list.

Mario 64. Easy pick for me. I love Mario 64 and play through it every few years. With Zelda, I've tried to get into it several times, but it just doesn't click with me. Can't really pinpoint what it is, but none of the 3D Zelda games can really hold my attention for very long.

I'm with you 100%. I remember very distinctly how I felt after reading the book and watching the movie. I read the book at maybe 11 or 12 years old, and it blew me away. Probably the first book I ever read that I just couldn't put down. I saw the movie on opening weekend the next summer, and it blew me away as well. I think we can all agree that the visual effects of the dinosaurs was incredible and something like nobody had ever seen on the big screen up to that point. Of course after that, I had to read the book again. Still great. And then, several months later the VHS came out, and I very much remember being extremely disappointed with what I saw. I started to notice all the stuff that got left out of the movie. Obviously a lot was going to be left out to make a less-than-2-hour movie, but much of it was the stuff I really enjoyed about the book. All of the explanations of the science and technology, whether that was Malcom talking about chaos theory, or Dr. Wu talking about genetics, or Arnold talking about the functions of the park. The book is also much darker in it's themes and with the amount of violence, which I loved. For a long time I really wanted somebody to do a darker, longer R-rated remake of Jurassic Park, but considering how much everybody loves the original film, I figure that will never happen. We'll just keep getting goofy sequels. I still enjoy the film, but definitely not as much as everybody else. The novel still remains one of my favorite reads of all time.

There's always RetroArch. From what I understand, the Beetle Saturn core is based off of mednafen, so just as good with the accuracy but with all the options and silly stuff that comes with the RetroArch GUI.

I've been super impressed with mednafen. From what I understand it's got an incredibly high compatibility rate. I've only tested 30-40 Saturn games myself, but they all seem to run perfectly without any kinds of weird glitches you would get with the older emulators. It does demand a bit of CPU power, however. When I had was using an AMD 4300 quad-core some games ran really well, some like Sega Rally would get some frame rate dips, and then some like Virtua Fighter 2 would run way too slow to be playable. Once I upgraded to an AMD Ryzen 7, every game runs silky smooth. So yeah, I'd say it's at a point where the emulation is actually a great way to play. Now I keep my Saturn in a box, my discs in their cases, and just play the games on mednafen.

Haha, me too. Glad I wasn't the only one.

Oh man, I loved that game too. I beat it, but I'm pretty sure I used a map in Nintendo Power to find all the eggs. Always wished that game had a save feature, or at least a password.

Sonic 2 - My favorite of the Genesis Sonic trilogy and the only one I haven't beaten (without cheating). The final boss always got me. Suikoden II - I loved this game (and the first one) and got pretty deep into it, but for some reason that I can't remember I stopped playing and never went back to finish it. Super Mario 3D World - I was deep into this game and really enjoying it when my Wii U died on me. Some issue with the hard drive. I have since gotten it fixed, but with my save file gone, I just haven't found the time to start this one back up again.

9/10 I always loved this movie. Young people won't understand, but this was a time when comic book movies were 99% of the time low-budget garbage. And then Batman comes along with actual legit actors, a legit director, a decent budget, an awesome score and incredible set design. A true classic.

Artificial brains? If you've ever been on TikTok, you'd know that most humans don't even use the "real" brains they got for free with their body. What would they need an extra fake one for? As for me, I'm only programmed to play video games and say bitchin' phrases from the '90s, like "That's hella dope!" and "Bitchin'!"

3D baby. Even back in the day when I was loving my NES, I was also dreaming about the day that those games would be able to be designed with immersive 3D environments. When that day came, I was not disappointed.

Final Fantasy II was the first RPG I owned and the first time I ever saw a manual so big. I always appreciated when manuals were in full color and had nice artwork and real screenshots, but this one was also loaded with tons of info about all the weapons, armor, magic spells, etc. and even had a walkthrough for a good portion of the game, which helped me a bunch since I was new to RPGs. I thought that was so cool.

8/10 I really, really liked this game, even though I didn't give it a proper playthrough until maybe about 10 years ago. To me, this game represents a very brief period in the beginning of JRPGs where the main focus was still the adventure, survival and open-world exploration rather than ridiculous narratives with areas of the world blocked by scripted, story events. I absolutely love how they just drop you into the world and let you figure it out on your own, much like The Legend of Zelda. Plus it's simple enough that anyone can pick it up and get a handle of things.

This can be applied to every company on the planet, honestly, and the sooner a person realizes that the better. A corporation is nothing more than a machine designed to generate profits. Any other objective is secondary, including doing things right for the consumer. It's often assumed that providing a high-quality product, an excellent customer-experience, and having a strong reputation of ethical practices is the path to success, but very quickly corporations discovered ways to be successful without doing some or any of those things. That's why I can't understand why anybody would show blind loyalty to any company, whether that's Nintendo, Starbucks, Target, Coca-Cola, Disney, Apple, whatever. But at the same time, I don't understand why people try to vilify companies for behaving this way, either. They are simply doing what they are designed to do. It would be like getting mad at a lion for killing and eating an antelope. The only difference is that we (society) have actually created this system and allowed it to continue in such a way, so there's nobody to really be upset with except ourselves. But, what I'm really trying to say is: SegA SUCLS!!1! NiNtEnDO RULZ!!!!!!1!!

Back in 1995, I was super looking forward to the Sega Saturn. I knew Sega well and their franchises. I loved the Genesis and actually have fond memories of the Sega CD as well. PlayStation didn't really look appealing to me, and I remember reading the Sony America was discouraging 2D games and RPGs, which was a major turn-off for me. Buuuuuuut.... once I actually got to try the PS1 out, I fell in love. Tekken, Twisted Metal, Doom, Warhawk, Wipeout, Air Combat, etc all blew me away and I was hooked. By the time I could actually afford a new console in '97, Final Fantasy VII was coming out and by then it was a no-brainer. Once again, I got excited about Sega when the Dreamcast came out. For awhile it was legit fun, but I quickly realized it was going to mostly be arcade ports and not a whole lot of the games I wanted to play. Once PS2 came out I got that and never looked back. To this day, I've barely touched my poor Dreamcast compared to the PS2.

This right here. I'm not sure why more people don't see this. Like Prince of Persia, Another World, Flashback, and games of that like, Tomb Raider is not meant to be controlled like a platformer or run'n'gun. You're meant to go slow, carefully position yourself and make precise movements to avoid traps, make jumps, etc. Yes, the combat can be a bit awkward, bit that's not even a major part of the game, tbh. I do think the graphics can be a little rough on the eyes, which is what me earlier post about the PS1 era games was really talking about, but I don't see them as aging poorly. I see them exactly the same today as I did back then: pretty nice considering the very obvious technical limitations.

My unpopular opinion: PS1 graphics have aged just fine. Yeah, the bad games are still gonna look bad, but IMHO the good games still look good. There's a bunch of mid-to-late era games that I simply enjoy just looking at, like Ace Combat 3, Tekken 3, Ridge Racer 4, Omega Boost, Wipeout 3, Colony Wars games, etc. I never understood how people can go so gaga over old, low-res 2D sprites, but have such a huge problem with old, low-res 3D polygons. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Not to mention all the awesome looking 2D games that are on PS1.

4/10 Very meh. Typical of a Sega arcade-to-console port in that there's just not enough game here. Not terribly difficult, can be beaten in 10 minutes, and very little replay value. I guess it looked nice at the time, but honestly it doesn't look so hot to me now. I will say that "Wise fwom yo gwave!" is a pretty iconic video game line that will always make me chuckle. Gameplay isn't bad, though, it's just not great and it's over too quick.

I guess I'm the weirdo that really likes Mega Man 1, and didn't like Mega Man 2 quite as much. There were too many frustrating parts like the disappearing blocks in Heat Man stage, the falling sections in Quick Man stage, falling through spiked corridors in one of the Wily stages, and that Wily Stage boss that's just gun turrets and you need to do it perfect or else run out of ammo with whatever weapon you need (Crash Man's I think, I can't remember). Those parts require memorization rather than actual video game skills, and just pissed me off, to be honest. I've actually never played Mega Man 3. I've never played Mega Man X3 either, but Mega Man X 1&2 are two of my favorite video games of all time, so I definitely voted the X series.

Then please never refer to Rockman as "Mega Man", don't ever call Biohazard "Resident Evil", and never refer to "Adventure Island" as anything but it's real name: 高橋名人の冒険島.